India's Commerce Minister, Piyush Goyal, was absent at the start of a major World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Abu Dhabi, causing concerns about the impact on discussions. Goyal is a key player in the trade negotiations focusing on fisheries and digital trade tariffs. However, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala stated that Goyal's participation delay was due to mistiming, and he would join the conference later.
